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• Joseph Smith doesn't mention a "revival" in his 1832 First Vision account
• Religious activity in the Palmyra area in 1820

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Learn more about religious excitement in the time of Joseph Smith's First Vision

Wiki links	Doesn't mention revival?
Online	Donald L. Enders, "A Snug Log House," Ensign (August 1985): 16.off-site Steven C. Harper, "Evaluating Three Arguments Against Joseph Smith's First Vision," Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture 2/2 (12 October 2012). [17–34] link D. Michael Quinn, "Joseph Smith's Experience of a Methodist 'Camp-Meeting'," Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought - Dialogue Paperless: E-Paper #3 (12 July 2006), PDF link
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Joseph Smith doesn't mention a "revival" in his 1832 First Vision account

Summary: A religious revival is not mentioned in Joseph Smith's handwritten 1832 First Vision account. Since this detail does not show up in the narrative until the 1838 'official text' some claim that it provides evidence that the First Vision story evolved over time and became more elaborate.

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• Question: At what age did Joseph Smith become concerned about religion?
• Question: What religious excitement was occurring in Palmyra in 1820?
• Question: What statements did Joseph Smith make about religious excitement in the area of Palmyra?

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